A great part of the Holy Quran deals with the making known of the Great Prophet's objectives. It would be impossible to mention and interpret all those verses of the Holy Quran which deal with this significant issue. Professor Hossein Ansarian in his book “ the land of lovers” selects only some samples to make known some aspects of that Divine personality and his aims. The text to be followed is a cut from the book.
هُوَ الَّذِي أَرْسَلَ رَسُولَهُ بِالْهُدَى وَدِينِ الْحَقِّ لِيُظْهِرَهُ عَلَى الدِّينِ كُلِّهِ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ الْمُشْرِكُونَ.
“He it is Who sent His apostle with guidance and the religion of truth, that He might cause it to prevail over all religions, though the polytheists may be averse. 9:33”
The religion of truth is a collection of true, correct, and logical principles and ideas: it is a belief in the Almighty God, Prophethood, the Imamate of Imams; it is a belief in the angels, the Holy Quran, the Doom's Day; it is a belief in good morals and ethical principles which will lead to man's prosperity.
Then the Great Prophet(s) was appointed by Allah as a prophet to propagate and spread these three principles among people in order for them to go the right path and abstain from going astray.
God's guidance in its natural form prevails everywhere and finds its manifestation in the rule-governed activities of man. If a man is outside this circle of guidance, he readily would get corrupt and would carry out corruption. He would instantly be deprived of God's favors. For this very reason, God elected His Prophet(s) to bring forth a true religion to make His servants benefit from it.
The great differences that exist between those trained in the true school of Islam and those who have been deprived of such a training is so clear as to need no explanation.
Those who are equipped with the religion of truth possess a clean heart filled with affection and love towards God and will remain completely healthy. They possess, in general, ethical values and in the words of the Holy Quran, are a source of favors, generosity, piety and proper actions.
But those who are away from the religion of truth possess the hearts of the wolves, the spirits of the wicked, and the organs of the beasts. Their activities are negative, their existence is harmful and their presence is nuisance. They do nothing but destroy other people's rights and do harm to others in general.
The one who is away from the right path will not see any hindrance in carrying out actions involving injustice, deception, treachery, lying and leveling accusation, and engaging in theft, debauchery, jealousy, and accumulating wealth. He is deep inside these vices and is deprived of all phases of honesty, health, loyalty, assisting others, piety, manhood, seeking the truth, struggle against injustice, and generosity, all of which are the results of not believing in the true religion of God.
يَا أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ إِنَّا أَرْسَلْنَاكَ شَاهِدًا وَمُبَشِّرًا وَنَذِيرًا وَدَاعِيًا إِلَى اللَّهِ بِإِذْنِهِ وَسِرَاجًا مُنِيرًا .
“O Prophet! Surely We have sent you as a witness, and as a bearer of good news and as a warner and as one inviting to Allah by His permission, and as a light-giving torch. 33:45-46 »
Saeed Ibn Hoshsham says: I asked the Prophet's wife about his behavior. She asked me: Don’t you recite the Holy Quran? I answered positively. She then added, “His manners are based on the Holy Quran.” The Prophet(s) carried out what the Holy Quran had taught him to do and he carried out the Quranic commands swifter, better and more sincerely than others.
خُذْ الْعَفْوَ وَأْمُرْ بِالْعُرْفِ وَأَعْرِضْ عَنْ الْجَاهِلِينَ.
“Take to forgiveness and enjoin good and turn asid from the ignorant. 7:199”
إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَأْمُرُ بِالْعَدْلِ وَالإِحْسَانِ وَإِيتَاءِ ذِي الْقُرْبَى وَيَنْهَى عَنْ الْفَحْشَاءِ وَالْمُنكَرِ وَالْبَغْيِ يَعِظُكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَذَكَّرُونَ.
“Surely Allah enjoins the doing of justice and the doing of good to others and the giving to the kindred, and He forbids indecency and evil and rebellion; He admonishes you that you may be mindful.16:90”
وَاصْبِرْ وَمَا صَبْرُكَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ.
“And be patient and your patience is not but by the assistance of Allah. 16:127”
وَاصْبِرْ عَلَى مَا أَصَابَكَ إِنَّ ذَلِكَ مِنْ عَزْمِ الْأُمُورِ.
“(O my son) and bear patiently that which befalls you; surely these acts require courage. 31:17”
مِنْهُمْ فَاعْفُ عَنْهُمْ وَاصْفَحْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ الْمُحْسِنِينَ.
“So pardon them and turn away; surely Allah loves those who do good to others. 5:13”
ادْفَعْ بِالَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُ فَإِذَا الَّذِي بَيْنَكَ وَبَيْنَهُ عَدَاوَةٌ كَأَنَّهُ وَلِيٌّ حَمِيمٌ.
“Repel evil with what is best, when lo! He between whom and you was enmity would be as if he were a warm friend. 41:34”
It is upto the people to follow the great Prophet(s) closely and learn what the Holy Quran taught him. In this way people could arrive at the worldly prosperity and could benefit abundance in the Hereafter. In doing this, they could avoid going astray. God Has made our obligations clear. There is no excuse for anybody, however.
Concerning the Prophet's right mannerisms, generosity and pardoning, Imam Ali(s) has said:
Among the prisoners-of-war of the tribe called Tei who were brought into Medina there was a girl who told the Prophet(s): O Mohammad, what would happen if you made me free so that I could escape the reproaches of the Arab tribes. I say this because I am the tribal chief's daughter . My father used to protect and give shelter those who lacked it. He used to free the Prisoners-of-war. He used to supply the travelers with food; he would greet others and would never let any needy go without his need having been met. I am the daughter of Hatam Ta'ee.
The Great Prophet(s) replied: O girl, what you said are the characteristics of a true believer. If your father were a Moslem, I would ask God's blessings for him. Then the Prophet(s) added: let the girl be free because her father loved good mannerism and Allah loves good morals.
When the girl was being freed, Abu Bardat Ibn-e Dinar rose from his place and asked the Great Prophet(s). O, Messenger of God, Does God love good morals? The Great Prophet(s) replied: I swear to God, in Whose power lies my life, that only the possessors of good morals may enter the paradise.
Then the Prophet(s) added: Among the good morals that Islam recommends are the following: proper association with people, being generous towards them, being lenient to them, and treating them amicabley; spreading among people the right ways of living, and feeding them; being the first in greeting them; paying visits to the sick, whether the sick person is a well-wisher Moslem, or a sinner; taking part in the Moslem's funeral processions; treating the neighbors kindly, whether they are Moslems or not; paying respects to the senior citizens; accepting people's invitations and inviting them; pardoning people; reconciling two disagreeing persons, being honorable and magnanimous; making sacrifices; suppressing one's anger and rage and then pardoning the wrong-doer.
source : land of lovers
